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Koraput (ST) Lok Sabha Elections

Koraput Lok Sabha Constituency, is one of 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in the eastern state of Odisha and will cast its vote in the 2019 election on April 11.

Koraput Constituency covers seven assembly segments – Gunupur, Bissam-Cuttack, Rayagada, Lakshmipur, Pottangi, Koraput and Jeypore.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Jhina Hikaka of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) – won with a margin of over 19 thousand votes. He had defeated Indian National Congress' (INC) Giridhar Gamang.

The voter turnout figure was at 76.18 percent across 1703 polling stations. Some of the other candidates in the fray were Bharatiya Janata Party's Shibashankar Ulka and Praska Renga of the Bahujan Samaj Party.

In the year 2009, BJD's Jayaram Pangi defeated INC's Giridhar Gamang by getting a margin of 96 thousand votes.

The voter turnout across 1516 polling stations for this election here was 62.64 percent. Some of the other candidates in the fray were Meghanada Sabar from CPI(ML) Liberation and BJP's Upendra Nath.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Saptagiri Ulaka INC

Won

371129
Kausalya Hikaka BJD

Lost

367516
Jayaram Pangi BJP

Lost

208398
Nota NOTA

Lost

36561
Bhaskar Mutuka BSP

Lost

35764
Damodar Sobor CPI(ML)(L)

Lost

26117
Banamali Majhi APOI

Lost

18849
Rajendra Kendruka CPI(ML)(R)

Lost

15827

Koraput (ST) News

Sex on false promise of marriage not rape: Orissa High Court

Sex on false promise of marriage not rape: Orissa High Court

The case related to the arrest of a student from Koraput district of Odisha under rape charges on a complaint by a 19-year-old tribal woman in November last year. 

May 24, 2020, 15:41 PM IST
Koraput Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Koraput Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Koraput Lok Sabha constituency of Odisha.

Apr 03, 2019, 15:21 PM IST
Koraput Lok Sabha Constituency

Koraput Lok Sabha Constituency

Koraput Constituency covers seven assembly segments.

Apr 01, 2019, 11:59 AM IST
Naxal carrying Rs 5 lakh reward on his head surrenders in Odisha

Naxal carrying Rs 5 lakh reward on his head surrenders in Odisha

Gope surrendered and expressed desire to return to the social mainstream, the officer said.

Feb 25, 2019, 10:05 AM IST
Odisha MLA Krushna Chandra Sagaria resigns over Kunduli rape, says failed to ensure justice to victim

Odisha MLA Krushna Chandra Sagaria resigns over Kunduli rape, says failed to ensure justice to victim

Koraput MLA Krushna Chandra Sagaria resigned from the Odisha State Assembly on Tuesday, claiming that he has no moral right to hold the position after failing to get justice for the Kundli gangrape

Oct 31, 2018, 07:02 AM IST
Odisha: Inter-state gang of dacoits busted in Koraput district

Odisha: Inter-state gang of dacoits busted in Koraput district

The police nabbed six persons from an abandoned building at Bariniput area when they were planning a dacoity.

Aug 20, 2018, 15:06 PM IST
Woman gives birth in drain after hospital 'denies admission'

Woman gives birth in drain after hospital 'denies admission'

A woman in Koraput gave birth in a drain near a hospital's canteen in Koraput in Odisha after allegedly being denied admission.

Dec 16, 2017, 15:58 PM IST

Tribal youth fight child marriage menace in Odisha district

Raimati Saunta of Gomokapadar village in Odisha's Koraput district had set an example for her peers five years ago when she refused to tie the knot at the tender age of 14.

Dec 06, 2017, 14:06 PM IST
Koraput gangrape: No evidence to prove rape, say medical reports

Koraput gangrape: No evidence to prove rape, say medical reports

There is no evidence to prove that 14-old-girl of Kunduli in Koraput district was raped, the Human Rights Protection Cell (HRPC) ADG revealed on Tuesday. 

Nov 07, 2017, 18:00 PM IST

Heavy rainfall likely in Odisha in next 48 hours

The Met department has also issued thunderstorm and lightning warning for as many as 27 districts in Odisha. 

Aug 27, 2017, 16:16 PM IST
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